Fundraising News From Around the World

Ridgecrest, CA: Radio shock jock volunteers to be tasered by police department to raise funds for USO building restoration ... listeners could donate $100 to get him tasered ... $200 to get him to do it in a dress; State College, PA: University thon for children with cancer rated as model fundraiser; San Pedro, CA: Pizzeria holds fundraiser for family of slain SWAT officer; Nacogdoches, TX: High school fundraiser features painted toilets placed in local yards (or removed) for a donation; Denver, CO: Downtown hotels sponsor pajama party fundraiser to combat homelessness; Ashville, NC: Children's consignment shop hosts fashion show fundraiser with the proceeds benefiting autistic children; Dillonvale, OH: Police search for man falsely claiming candy bar sales were for local little league team; Stanley, NC: Dresses and jewelry donated to junior and senior prom boutique reduce prom costs and fund scholarship in memory of former teacher; Prosperity, WV: Boy Scout wild game dinner fundraiser features bear and alligator meat; Phoenix, AZ: Hair salon donates portion of profits to animal rescue organization; Sikeston, MO: Visiting Nurse Association Hospice staff and volunteers hold mystery dinner and silent auction fundraiser; Old Forge, NY: Snowmobilers participate in 100 mile trek to raise funds to fight breast cancer; Exeter, UK: Teacher plans 100-mile sponsored walk fundraiser to purchase school equipment ... accompanied by his two dogs ... one of which he will push in a wheel chair; Albany, GA: Police officers spend three days on roof of doughnut shop to raise funds for Special Olympics; Independence, MO: Ice cream parlor cancels fundraiser to save pit bulls after manager receives disturbing phone calls; and Munster, IN: Student Council holds tongue-in-cheek beauty pageant featuring senior boys in in three events: towel wear, talent contest, and formalwear promenade.

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Do-It-Yourself Fundraiser Of The Month

An Ugly Tie Contest has a number of variations but all are easy, fun and raise money! 1) For schools, you can collect a fee from everyone wanting to participate. Each homeroom votes on the ugliest tie and the winner gets a homework pass or perhaps a free ice cream at lunch!; 2) Here's a new twist on the old standby Father's Day gift. Give your fathers ties they've worn before and raise money in the process! Ask wives or children to bring in fathers' old ties in advance. Then have kids decorate the ties with glitter paints, sequins, buttons, jewels, and anything else they can find. Then sell the ties for $5 apiece to children and wives for fathers to wear on Father's Day. People don't have to buy the ties they donated. On Father's Day, have an ugly tie contest. Ask judges to choose the ugliest tie and give the dad wearing it a plaque with an inscription about the contest; and 3) Allow the children and youth of your church to each decorate a man’s neck tie.  Use all sorts of tacky things to glue on the ties … buttons, lace, small toys, flowers, etc. Display the ties in a prominent location in your church.  Put a jar or bucket beneath each tie.  One penny equals one vote.  The tie which receives the most votes at the end of a month is the winner.  The pastor gets to wear the winner. 

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Non-Profit In The Spotlight

Senior Gleaners is a 100% all volunteer nonprofit organization made up of over 1100 members, ranging in age from 50 to 99, where no one receives a salary. We are dedicated to helping alleviate hunger in our region by gleaning produce from harvested fields, salvaging food from the food industry and working to distribute millions of pounds of food to member charitable organizations for distribution to the needy.  Each member pledges $4.00 a month to volunteer their time and talents! We were founded in 1976 with 30 members, meeting in a garage, to glean surplus fruits and vegetables from farmers' fields and orchards for their own use, with any surplus produce being donated to a local soup kitchen. As we developed,  we contacted food retailers and distributors and asked for their expired shelf-life food products, dented cans, crushed or damaged food packages that could be safely used.  Most began to donate on a regular basis. The gleaned produce and donated food was sorted by our volunteers and channeled through our network of authorized charitable organizations for distribution to feed the needy in our 15 - county region throughout Northern California and the remote areas of Northwestern Nevada.
 

The Power of Good Network Inc. has a program that supports non-profit organizations online through their PowerOfGoodShop.com stores. The PowerOfGoodShop.com allows consumers to shop, save and support a good cause, because 30% of all product sales are donated. Their stores offer quality discounted products including oldies music CDs, DVDs and unique gifts. The Power of Good Network Inc. is looking for authentic 501(c)(3) non-profits to feature on one of their stores. If you are a non-profit that would like to be featured visit www.powerofgoodnetwork.com. If you want to save money while supporting a good cause visit www.powerofgoodshop.com.

This Month In History

Oliver Pollack invents the dollar ($) sign (4/1/1778); Daytime soap opera General Hospital first airs on ABC (4/1/1963); Congress establishes the first U.S. Mint in Philadelphia (4/2/1792); The Pony Express service began (4/3/1860); After a break of 1500 years, the first Olympics of the modern era was held in Athens, Greece (4/6/1896); Twinkies hit the market. The first Twinkies were banana-filled (4/61930); Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 714 home run record (4/8/1974); The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was established (4/10/1866); The first space shuttle flight occurred with the launching of Columbia (4/12/1981); The first dictionary of American English was published by Noah Webster (4/14/1828); President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded at Ford's Theater in Washington (4/14/1865); The luxury liner Titanic with 2,224 persons on board sank (4/15/1921); The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere occurred (4/18/1775); The Great San Francisco earthquake hits, killing 700 people (4/18/1906); The Revolutionary War began (4/19/1775); International Laura Tina Day established in honor of Loretta Caporali Keen (4/21/1948); "In God We Trust" was included on all newly minted U.S. coins by an Act of Congress (4/22/1864); The Library of Congress was established (4/24/1800); The first Social Security checks were distributed (4/27/1937); and The Vietnam War ends with the fall of Saigon (4/30/1975).
 

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